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South Korean carmaker Kia is presently engaged in an all-out offensive to launch with a bang on the American market the latest electric SUV it came up with, the EV9. After all, it's next week when the order books for it will open, and potential customers need all the info available for an informed decision.
Earlier this week Kia spilled all the beans of the EV9 lineup, including pricing. There are five variants of it on the table, starting with the entry-level Light RWD, and ending with the GT-Line AWD.
The cheapest of the new South Korean SUVs has a starting price of $54,900, but that consistently jumps higher and higher as you move up the ladder, reaching a lot more than that, $73,900, for the top-of-the-line model.
There was bit of information that was somewhat missing until now. Although Kia did tell us about the expected driving ranges for the models, we now know the exact numbers for each of them, as per EPA procedures, and complete with miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe) info.
We'll start with the least potent version when it comes to range, and that would be the Light RWD. Packing a 76.1 kW battery, it can only go as far as 230 miles (370 km) and comes with an MPGe rating of 88. The price Kia is asking for this one is $54,900.
Up next is the EV9 GT-Line AWD. Despite its huge 99.8 kWh battery, the SUV can only travel for 270 miles (435 km) on a single charge, equating to an MPGe rating of 80. It does make up for all that in power though, as its electric motor delivers no less than 379 hp.
On equal footing, showing a maximum range of 280 miles (450 km), are the Wind and Land versions. Both are equipped with the same 99.8 kW battery and come with all-wheel drive, and for both the MPGe rating is 83.
At the top of the range, at least as far as how long the battery holds, is the Kia EV9 Light RWD. Using the same kind of large battery, it can travel at most 304 miles (489 km) on a single charge, which is the gasoline equivalent of some 89 miles per gallon.
The above numbers are, as said, official, and Kia seems to be very proud that all of them are higher than the company's initial estimates. That's most obvious in the case of the case of the GT-Line and Land versions, both of them now rated under EPA standards with no less than 27 miles (43 km) more than before.
On October 16 Kia will begin taking reservations for the new line of SUVs, asking for a $750 refundable deposit and for people to wait for about a year before getting their SUVs. Once the production lines start rolling next year, the EV9 will become Kia's first EV assembled in the U.S.
The cheapest of the new South Korean SUVs has a starting price of $54,900, but that consistently jumps higher and higher as you move up the ladder, reaching a lot more than that, $73,900, for the top-of-the-line model.
There was bit of information that was somewhat missing until now. Although Kia did tell us about the expected driving ranges for the models, we now know the exact numbers for each of them, as per EPA procedures, and complete with miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe) info.
We'll start with the least potent version when it comes to range, and that would be the Light RWD. Packing a 76.1 kW battery, it can only go as far as 230 miles (370 km) and comes with an MPGe rating of 88. The price Kia is asking for this one is $54,900.
Up next is the EV9 GT-Line AWD. Despite its huge 99.8 kWh battery, the SUV can only travel for 270 miles (435 km) on a single charge, equating to an MPGe rating of 80. It does make up for all that in power though, as its electric motor delivers no less than 379 hp.
On equal footing, showing a maximum range of 280 miles (450 km), are the Wind and Land versions. Both are equipped with the same 99.8 kW battery and come with all-wheel drive, and for both the MPGe rating is 83.
At the top of the range, at least as far as how long the battery holds, is the Kia EV9 Light RWD. Using the same kind of large battery, it can travel at most 304 miles (489 km) on a single charge, which is the gasoline equivalent of some 89 miles per gallon.
The above numbers are, as said, official, and Kia seems to be very proud that all of them are higher than the company's initial estimates. That's most obvious in the case of the case of the GT-Line and Land versions, both of them now rated under EPA standards with no less than 27 miles (43 km) more than before.
On October 16 Kia will begin taking reservations for the new line of SUVs, asking for a $750 refundable deposit and for people to wait for about a year before getting their SUVs. Once the production lines start rolling next year, the EV9 will become Kia's first EV assembled in the U.S.
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